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13th May 2017, 07:23 PM #16Golden Member
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I'm not at all surprised by ransomware attacking the Microsoft Windows operating system, The first thing I did when I bought my computer was install Ubuntu
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14th May 2017, 11:49 AM #17Senior Member
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Remember what the astronaut warned just before launch: the launch vehicle was built under a minimum-cost contract...
Cheers
Roger
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14th May 2017, 02:25 PM #18
The arrogance of companies like Microsoft is something that has irked me for years,I prefer linux as it can be tailored to your needs and the copy that I purchased will run for five years .
I am not one to take an outside organisation dictating what is used on my computers and how I must upgrade because they are basically incompetant and cannot be bothered upgrading or fixing any problems.
Its just another money grab by people who think that they are entitled to do so , like vehicle salespeople , I prefer to drive a vehicle where the only airbags are in the suspension .
I was taught to drive for the unexpected and to concentrate on the operation of the vehicle not look at people walking on the footpath or try to read a text.
My next purchase could be a much larger one as I regard the current light vehicle offerings are a total waste to me ,good looks and soft.
Computers and software is similar ,all looks and pretty pictures but very hungry on resources , particularly memory why drop features or the ability to connect to real world equipment just because facebook says its good.
Michael
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27th May 2017, 12:22 PM #19
I have joined facebook as many official sites are only putting updates or warnings on it for some stupid reason , what ever happened to a short text with just the necessary info?
I am not very impressed with facebook at the moment , I will look for a site which allows people to say what is on their mind without fear or favour, and no political correctness or other limitations.
Michael
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27th May 2017, 01:51 PM #20Banned
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Good luck with that! Political correctness is the name of the game now. Say goodbye to Anzac day, Christmas, Easter, Australia day because it offends the minority groups. If Ramadan or Muharram offends you, tough.
Here in Adelaide the new Adelaide hospital has included a Mosque and a foot cleaning room for our Muslim friends, 2% of the population. The remaining 98%, Anglicans, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the rest must share the one chapel.
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27th May 2017, 07:55 PM #21Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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Not quite right, 25% of Australians identified in the last census identified as no religion (second only to catlicks) and so don't need a chapel.
The religious ID in the census is optional so the reliability of that number is questionable, other surveys put the proportion of "no religion" as high as 38%
All the major surveys show "No religion" is the fastest growing group in Australia followed by Hinduism.
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27th May 2017, 08:26 PM #22Pink 10EE owner
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From memory there was no different box for agnostic and athiest. Both would be classed as no religion but they are different things.
Athiest is the belief there is no god/gods at all.
Agnostic is well there is no actual evidence of a god/gods, but that does not mean it does not exist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA85LVmqg0MGold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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27th May 2017, 09:47 PM #23Banned
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The mind boggles, any way you look at it the numbers of people who identify as a religion other than Islam far outnumber the 2%. Yes I know the number is actually 2.2%, but since we are not dealing with exact numbers, rounding the 2.2 down to 2 seems reasonable. Your obsession with quoting more exact numbers means your interest lies in the argument rather than the actual point. Your point is benign to say the least.
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14th Jun 2017, 09:44 AM #24
I still have an XP laptop in case the need arises.
The worst is getting replacement parts as newer will not run under old softwear.
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14th Jun 2017, 11:44 AM #25Senior Member
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I still have an XP laptop in case the need arises.
The worst is getting replacement parts as newer will not run under old softwear.
If necessary, contact a supplier of industrial PCs. Most of them still run XP, and they have both devices and drivers. Not as cheap as the Chinese market, but usually of good (industrial) quality.
Cheers
Roger
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